Jocelyn Miller Zeitzoff
@jocemillz.bsky.social
Partnerships at The Atlantic, with a healthcare specialty. Midwest native, Wash U grad, consumer of culture and news. Sisu.
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Five years ago, the president of the U.S. launched a self-coup to stay in power.
He wasn’t punished, ran again 4 years later, and won.
Our current politics and the state of U.S. democracy are downstream of this.
He wasn’t punished, ran again 4 years later, and won.
Our current politics and the state of U.S. democracy are downstream of this.
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Five years ago, the president of the U.S. launched a self-coup to stay in power.
He wasn’t punished, ran again 4 years later, and won.
Our current politics and the state of U.S. democracy are downstream of this.
He wasn’t punished, ran again 4 years later, and won.
Our current politics and the state of U.S. democracy are downstream of this.
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And that was with a target known to have been behind the worst terror attack in U.S. history!
It’s important to note that if there is any increase in approval rating for Trump, it will likely be short lived.
Following Bin Laden’s death in May 2011, Obama got a 7% point boost.
And it lasted only 5 weeks.
news.gallup.com/poll/148046/...
Following Bin Laden’s death in May 2011, Obama got a 7% point boost.
And it lasted only 5 weeks.
news.gallup.com/poll/148046/...
January 3, 2026 at 5:42 PM
And that was with a target known to have been behind the worst terror attack in U.S. history!
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A few observations following the U.S. strike on Venezuela and capture of Maduro.
1) Hopefully, this improves the lives of ordinary Venezuelans, but I'm very skeptical. There's no serious plan for dealing with the Venezuelan economy or security forces. www.cnn.com/venezuela-ma...
1) Hopefully, this improves the lives of ordinary Venezuelans, but I'm very skeptical. There's no serious plan for dealing with the Venezuelan economy or security forces. www.cnn.com/venezuela-ma...
Maduro ramps up repression in Venezuela as he faces growing threats abroad | CNN
Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.
www.cnn.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A few observations following the U.S. strike on Venezuela and capture of Maduro.
1) Hopefully, this improves the lives of ordinary Venezuelans, but I'm very skeptical. There's no serious plan for dealing with the Venezuelan economy or security forces. www.cnn.com/venezuela-ma...
1) Hopefully, this improves the lives of ordinary Venezuelans, but I'm very skeptical. There's no serious plan for dealing with the Venezuelan economy or security forces. www.cnn.com/venezuela-ma...
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The Social Network has only grown in stature over time.
The initial criticisms—dramatic exaggerations of Zuckerberg’s petty, thin-skinned ruthlessness, and the utopian zeal of the Silicon Valley elite—were wrong.
If anything, the film was too restrained.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95...
The initial criticisms—dramatic exaggerations of Zuckerberg’s petty, thin-skinned ruthlessness, and the utopian zeal of the Silicon Valley elite—were wrong.
If anything, the film was too restrained.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95...
THE SOCIAL NETWORK - Official Trailer [2010] (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The Social Network has only grown in stature over time.
The initial criticisms—dramatic exaggerations of Zuckerberg’s petty, thin-skinned ruthlessness, and the utopian zeal of the Silicon Valley elite—were wrong.
If anything, the film was too restrained.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95...
The initial criticisms—dramatic exaggerations of Zuckerberg’s petty, thin-skinned ruthlessness, and the utopian zeal of the Silicon Valley elite—were wrong.
If anything, the film was too restrained.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95...
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Chag sameach, happy Hanukkah, and peace
December 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Chag sameach, happy Hanukkah, and peace
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An unordered list of my favorite books I read this year.
Nonfiction:
Nonfiction:
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
An unordered list of my favorite books I read this year.
Nonfiction:
Nonfiction:
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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The current Trump pressure campaign against Ukraine to accept a pro-Russia peace deal is actually worse than it looks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
Zelensky Rejects Ceding Land as U.S. Seeks ‘Compromise’ on Russian Demand
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The current Trump pressure campaign against Ukraine to accept a pro-Russia peace deal is actually worse than it looks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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Some thoughts on where we are right now and the state of US democracy.
Trump is both deeply unpopular right now—and yet more politically powerful than during his first term, thanks to a pliant Congress and Supreme Court. That’s an uncertain, and dangerous, place to be.
Trump is both deeply unpopular right now—and yet more politically powerful than during his first term, thanks to a pliant Congress and Supreme Court. That’s an uncertain, and dangerous, place to be.
October 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Some thoughts on where we are right now and the state of US democracy.
Trump is both deeply unpopular right now—and yet more politically powerful than during his first term, thanks to a pliant Congress and Supreme Court. That’s an uncertain, and dangerous, place to be.
Trump is both deeply unpopular right now—and yet more politically powerful than during his first term, thanks to a pliant Congress and Supreme Court. That’s an uncertain, and dangerous, place to be.
Whenever I'm hoping people will just come out and say it, @adamserwer.bsky.social just comes out and SAYS IT. Recommend every single word of his latest piece, Lower Than Cowards, on the "chickenshit" surrender of American elites.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Whenever I'm hoping people will just come out and say it, @adamserwer.bsky.social just comes out and SAYS IT. Recommend every single word of his latest piece, Lower Than Cowards, on the "chickenshit" surrender of American elites.
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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“Trump has a shrewd instinct for survival. He must sense that if he does not act now to prevent free and fair elections in 2026, he will lose much of his power—and all of his impunity” @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Might Be Losing His Race Against Time
The president is gambling that he can consolidate authority before the public turns too sharply against him.
www.theatlantic.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“Trump has a shrewd instinct for survival. He must sense that if he does not act now to prevent free and fair elections in 2026, he will lose much of his power—and all of his impunity” @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Some thoughts on trends in political violence and where we are headed in the U.S.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
September 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some thoughts on trends in political violence and where we are headed in the U.S.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
First, violence has been part of U.S. politics since the beginning.
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Super important point buried in the 14th and 15th paragraphs:
Right-wing extremist groups have been relatively quiet because the Trump administration is carrying out much of their agenda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/u...
Right-wing extremist groups have been relatively quiet because the Trump administration is carrying out much of their agenda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/u...
August 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Super important point buried in the 14th and 15th paragraphs:
Right-wing extremist groups have been relatively quiet because the Trump administration is carrying out much of their agenda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/u...
Right-wing extremist groups have been relatively quiet because the Trump administration is carrying out much of their agenda.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/u...
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Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
August 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
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If you want to understand the timing of Trump’s authoritarian political theater around DC policing, check out @janzilinsky.bsky.social in @goodauth.bsky.social.
He shows how critical coverage of Trump and Epstein spiked with both liberal & conservative media
goodauthority.org/news/the-eps...
He shows how critical coverage of Trump and Epstein spiked with both liberal & conservative media
goodauthority.org/news/the-eps...
August 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you want to understand the timing of Trump’s authoritarian political theater around DC policing, check out @janzilinsky.bsky.social in @goodauth.bsky.social.
He shows how critical coverage of Trump and Epstein spiked with both liberal & conservative media
goodauthority.org/news/the-eps...
He shows how critical coverage of Trump and Epstein spiked with both liberal & conservative media
goodauthority.org/news/the-eps...
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Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, out February 2026 from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
July 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thrilled to share the cover of my upcoming book, out February 2026 from @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
NO OPTION BUT SABOTAGE
The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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I’m leaving the Washington Post.
Follow along and subscribe to my (free) newsletter as I go independent and start my own company.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I’m leaving the Washington Post.
Follow along and subscribe to my (free) newsletter as I go independent and start my own company.
LNI.media
Follow along and subscribe to my (free) newsletter as I go independent and start my own company.
LNI.media
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Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration tell Gisela Salim-Peyer that they were tortured during their months inside El Salvador’s megaprison.
No One Was Supposed to Leave Alive
Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration say they were tortured during four months in CECOT.
bit.ly
July 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Venezuelans deported by the Trump administration tell Gisela Salim-Peyer that they were tortured during their months inside El Salvador’s megaprison.
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But “we’re broke”, right? We can’t afford health care, housing, education, etc right?
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
July 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
But “we’re broke”, right? We can’t afford health care, housing, education, etc right?
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
A budget is a moral document. 🇺🇸
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Abrego said he shared a cell with 20 people, who were forced to kneel overnight, “with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.”
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…
Politico - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was illegaly deported by the Trump administration, details his mistreatment in a Salvadoran prison, claiming he suffered "severe beatings," sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia describes ‘severe beatings’ and ‘psychological torture’ in Salvadoran prison
Abrego submitted a harrowing and detailed account of abuse after the Trump administration illegally deported him.
www.politico.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Abrego said he shared a cell with 20 people, who were forced to kneel overnight, “with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.”
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…
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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
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Trump isn’t a popular president.
That means he and his advisors have incentives to use heavy-handed repression.
What’s unfolding in LA is a deliberate effort to stoke outrage and invite violence.
It’s a risky and dangerous strategy.
See bsky.app/profile/zeit...
That means he and his advisors have incentives to use heavy-handed repression.
What’s unfolding in LA is a deliberate effort to stoke outrage and invite violence.
It’s a risky and dangerous strategy.
See bsky.app/profile/zeit...
From a pro-democracy perspective, Trump’s falling approval ratings are a good thing.
But today’s arrest of a Wisconsin judge is a stark reminder: declining popularity often brings rising repression.
But today’s arrest of a Wisconsin judge is a stark reminder: declining popularity often brings rising repression.
June 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trump isn’t a popular president.
That means he and his advisors have incentives to use heavy-handed repression.
What’s unfolding in LA is a deliberate effort to stoke outrage and invite violence.
It’s a risky and dangerous strategy.
See bsky.app/profile/zeit...
That means he and his advisors have incentives to use heavy-handed repression.
What’s unfolding in LA is a deliberate effort to stoke outrage and invite violence.
It’s a risky and dangerous strategy.
See bsky.app/profile/zeit...
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4 (cont’d). The fact that our political and economic fortunes revolve around the whims of 2 narcissistic elites is a massive democratic failure.
See what happened in pre-Maidan Ukraine kyivindependent.com/opinion-ukra...
or is happening in Georgia currently www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
See what happened in pre-Maidan Ukraine kyivindependent.com/opinion-ukra...
or is happening in Georgia currently www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
Who is Bidzina Ivanishvili, the shadowy billionaire behind Georgia’s pivot to Russia?
Country’s wealthiest and most influential figure has guided shift away from the west while cultivating an air of mystery
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
4 (cont’d). The fact that our political and economic fortunes revolve around the whims of 2 narcissistic elites is a massive democratic failure.
See what happened in pre-Maidan Ukraine kyivindependent.com/opinion-ukra...
or is happening in Georgia currently www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...
See what happened in pre-Maidan Ukraine kyivindependent.com/opinion-ukra...
or is happening in Georgia currently www.theguardian.com/world/2024/o...